{"id":7815,"date":"2025-06-06T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/?p=7815"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:40:22","slug":"serving-istanbul-gsfm4424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/es\/serving-istanbul-gsfm4424\/","title":{"rendered":"La fe en acci\u00f3n: al servicio de los invisibles en las calles y prisiones de Estambul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><b>Dentro de una parroquia de Estambul donde refugiados y madres encuentran apoyo<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En el bullicioso coraz\u00f3n de Estambul, m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de las avenidas tur\u00edsticas y el ruido del tr\u00e1fico, se desarrolla un ministerio tranquilo. En la Parroquia Franciscana de Santa Mar\u00eda, los frailes atienden a algunos de los residentes m\u00e1s desatendidos de la ciudad: refugiados, personas indocumentadas, personas sin hogar y mujeres en prisi\u00f3n, muchas de las cuales cuidan a ni\u00f1os tras las rejas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirigido por el P. Eleuthere Baharanyi Makuta, OFM, el Proyecto Caritas Santa Mar\u00eda ofrece apoyo pr\u00e1ctico y continuo en una ciudad que se ha convertido en una encrucijada de dificultades para miles de personas que huyen de la guerra, la pobreza y la inestabilidad.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 20px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"780\" title=\"Hermana Bindhu (India) con nuevos estantes para ropa usada\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-200x158.webp 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-300x236.webp 300w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-400x315.webp 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-600x473.webp 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-768x605.webp 768w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing-800x630.webp 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sister-Bindhu-India-with-new-racks-for-used-clothing.webp 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hermana Bindhu (India) con nuevos estantes para ropa usada; \u00a1las donaciones se multiplican y el espacio se est\u00e1 convirtiendo en un lujo!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"780\" alt=\"Brother Jeff Haller, OFM welcomes hungry guests to the new soup kitchen, April 2024.\" title=\"El hermano Jeff Haller, OFM, da la bienvenida a los hu\u00e9spedes hambrientos al nuevo comedor social, abril de 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-200x158.webp 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-300x236.webp 300w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-400x315.webp 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-600x473.webp 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-768x605.webp 768w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024-800x630.webp 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brother-Jeff-Haller-OFM-welcomes-hungry-guests-to-the-new-soup-kitchen-April-2024.webp 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El hermano Jeff Haller, OFM da la bienvenida a los hu\u00e9spedes hambrientos al nuevo comedor social, abril de 2024<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 20px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>Conocer gente en transici\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para los refugiados y migrantes indocumentados, muchos de ellos procedentes de Afganist\u00e1n y regiones vecinas, Estambul suele ser la primera parada de un viaje largo e incierto. Pero llegar no significa asentarse. La vivienda escasea. Es dif\u00edcil encontrar trabajo. Y para quienes carecen de estatus legal, la comida y la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica est\u00e1n fuera de su alcance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuando llegan a la parroquia de Santa Mar\u00eda, no son recibidos con sospecha, sino con una c\u00e1lida bienvenida y una comida caliente.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desde 2016, los frailes han proporcionado alimentos, medicamentos, productos de higiene y suministros b\u00e1sicos a quienes los necesitan. En abril de 2024, abrieron un nuevo comedor social para atender la creciente demanda. Diariamente, atiende a migrantes del Programa Interparroquial para Migrantes de Estambul, as\u00ed como a familias locales en situaci\u00f3n de necesidad. Los frailes y las hermanas tambi\u00e9n ayudan a las mujeres con los gastos prenatales y hospitalarios.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 20px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>La dignidad de la elecci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En Santa Mar\u00eda, la ropa donada se coloca en percheros, no se tira en contenedores. Se invita a la gente a comprar libremente, con la serena dignidad que da poder elegir por s\u00ed misma y por sus hijos. Las donaciones llegan con frecuencia y desaparecen con la misma rapidez en manos de alguien que necesita un su\u00e9ter o un par de zapatos.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Mujeres tras los muros<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parte del trabajo m\u00e1s importante de los frailes se lleva a cabo en privado de vista, dentro de las c\u00e1rceles de mujeres de Estambul. All\u00ed, apoyan a las mujeres encarceladas con productos de higiene, tarjetas telef\u00f3nicas prepago y, para quienes cuidan a beb\u00e9s en prisi\u00f3n, art\u00edculos b\u00e1sicos para beb\u00e9s. Esta presencia constante brinda un alivio bienvenido a quienes el mundo a menudo ignora.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"573\" title=\"Voluntarios de Filipinas, Argentina, India\u2026\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Volunteers-from-the-Philippines-Argentina-India.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Volunteers-from-the-Philippines-Argentina-India-200x117.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Volunteers-from-the-Philippines-Argentina-India-400x234.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Volunteers-from-the-Philippines-Argentina-India-600x351.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Volunteers-from-the-Philippines-Argentina-India-800x468.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Volunteers-from-the-Philippines-Argentina-India.jpg 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voluntarios de Filipinas, Argentina e India<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-4{ padding-top : 20px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 20px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2>Un ministerio continuo, gracias a generosos donantes.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Este no es un proyecto \u00fanico que finaliza con una ceremonia de inauguraci\u00f3n; es un ministerio que sigue creciendo porque la necesidad sigue creciendo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gracias a donantes como usted, los frailes pueden seguir haciendo lo que siempre han hecho: presentarse, todos los d\u00edas, con lo que tienen para ofrecer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:2px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/give.franciscanmissions.org\/single-donation\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Apoya m\u00e1s proyectos como este<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body 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